The Student National Podiatric Medical Association (SNPMA) was incorporated in 1973 and has been in existence for 30 years. It was created to promote ethnic equality and diversity among the students of podiatric medicine. The organization represented in one organization all ethnic minority students in all colleges of podiatric medicine recognized by the American Podiatric Medicine Association. The organization serves as a support group for minority students and works to provide a national communication network among students as a means of improving the health employment distribution among minority and ethnic groups. SNPMA works closely with the National Podiatric Medical Association (NPMA) and strives to educate and involve members in social moral and ethical obligations of podiatry profession. SNPMA also has an affiliation with the Alliance of Black student Professionals, which attack issues that universally impact the minority student's professional population.